diff --git a/src/httpserver.cpp b/src/httpserver.cpp
index 52f5675e8..91518d7c5 100644
--- a/src/httpserver.cpp
+++ b/src/httpserver.cpp
@@ -487,7 +487,11 @@ void StopHTTPServer()
         // master that appears to be solved, so in the future that solution
         // could be used again (if desirable).
         // (see discussion in https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/6990)
+#if BOOST_VERSION >= 105000
         if (!threadHTTP.try_join_for(boost::chrono::milliseconds(2000))) {
+#else
+        if (!threadHTTP.timed_join(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(2000))) {
+#endif
             LogPrintf("HTTP event loop did not exit within allotted time, sending loopbreak\n");
             event_base_loopbreak(eventBase);
             threadHTTP.join();